Louis, who designed the badge, Sailors of the Stars, which shows a space shuttle, Roseberry Topping and Captain Cook’s monument, said: “I remembered things from when we met Nicholas Patrick and used them ideas for the badge.”

The museum features a reconstruction of an early 18th Century schoolroom, as well as interactive displays about Cook’s early life and education, as well as his later achievements.

It attracts about 2,000 visitors each year and is run by volunteers who need to raise about £20,000 a year.

Gary Readman, chairman of the Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum Trust, said: “We are a voluntary funded museum and it is difficult for charities to raise money at a time where all of out utility costs are rising. Fortunately, we have a great deal of support from people of the village.”

He added: “Captain Cook is an important part of Great Ayton’s history and the museum is an important part of the village. It is always great to see it open for the season.”